Washtub attachment.



W. J KIBBY.

WASHTUB ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED .TAN.15, 1910.

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WILLIAM J. KIIBBY, on NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO SPACESAVING APPLIANCE COMPANY, A CORPORATION or new YORK.

WASHTUB ATTACHMENT.

Application filed January 15, 1910.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

Serial No. 538,262.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM J. KIBBY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident. of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWashtub Attachments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates more particularly to an attachment for dividing awash-tub or other receptacle transversely thereof into independentcompartments.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple andefficient device or attachmentwhich may be readily applied to theinterior of a receptacle and so held that the said receptacle may bedivided into independent compartments to adapt the same for a wash-tubto hold both hot and cold water or different kinds ofwater suitable forwashing purposes, and which attachment is so constructed that the samemay be applied to the receptacle without changing its construction inany way.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficientattachment which has a frame and a vertically movable division gate andpositive means forming a part thereof by which the gate may be forcedinto sealing contact with the frame of the device or to be released ormoved vertically thereon so that said gate may be entirely removed oronly partly raised as desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and efiicientsealing means between the gate and the supporting frame, and simplemeans for holding the gate to the frame.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinaftermore particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and will then be pointed out inthe claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse section of a receptacle,showing one form of my device applied thereto in position for use. Fig.2 is a transverse vertical section through the gate and supportingframe, showing only a part of the receptacle. Fig. 3 is a detailtransverse section of the frame with the gate removed, showing one endof the frame. Fig. a is a view similar to Fig. 3 except that the sectionis looking in the opposite direction. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectionalplan through the gate and device, taken on the line VV of Fig. 1; andFig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical section of the upper part of the frame,showing the manner of holding the ends of the bar of the device in theframe.

The receptacle 10 may represent a washtub, bath-tub or other receptacle,and adapted to fit in the wash-tub and substantiallycentrally thereof isa supporting frame 11. This supporting frame 11 is substantiallyU-shaped in form and has its body portion made to conform to the shapeof the inner surface of the receptacle so as to fit snugly therein. andsaid frame may be secured by means of bolts 12 on one end of which arethe nuts 13, or the said frame may be secured by cement or by otherwiseholding the same within said receptacle.

The frame 11 has a base portion 14 to fit the bottom of the receptacleand vertical or upright portions 15 and 15 to fit the sides of thereceptacle, and said vertical portions have their inner surfaces 16tapering so that the said frame is wider at the top than at the bottom.The vertical portions have a grooved part extending lengthwise thereof,as at 17 for a part of the length of said vertical portions and wheresaid vertical portions join the base portion the inner surface iscurved, as at 18. The base 14 may be perfectly plain and adapted to fitinto the grooved portions 17 of the sup porting frame is a gasket oryielding pack ing 19 carried by the division gate 20. This packing 19may be of rubber in-the form of a tube and said tube or sealing elementis adapted to be compressed and forced into a groove 21 formed in thebody and at the side and lower edges of the gate 20. This serves to holdthe gasket or packing 19 positively in place so that when the gate isforced downward, a proper seal will be secured between the packing 19and the inner surface of the supporting frame to divide the receptacleinto two separate and independent compartments each adapted to holdwater. By providing the groove 17 only in the vertical portion 15, aproper seal may be effected, and as there is no groove at the bottom oron the upper face of the part 1st no dirt or other objectionablematerial will collect in said groove and at the same time, the said gatewill be properly guided and held to the supporting frame.

To positively move the gate bodily and vertically, various means may beemployed. As shown, the gate is provided with a substantially T-shapedopening 22 the horizontal portion of which is adapted to receive thehead or end 23 on the end of a screw 24. There are two screws 24 locatedon opposite sides of the center of said gate so that the said gate maybe forced at a point adjacent to the ends thereof to provide anefficient sealing pressure, and said screws or elements 24 are adaptedto pass through threaded apertures in a bar 25, the said screws 24 beingeach provided with an operating handle 26 whereby the said ends or heads23 may be raised or lowered and thereby force the gate upward to raisethe gate or downward to form aseal with the frame, or the gate may beentirely removed. The heads 23 of the bolts 24 are somewhat larger thanthe narrower or vertical portion of the slots 22 so that the upper partof said heads will engage the overhanging parts 22 of the slots topermit the said heads to raise the gate for releasing or removingpurposes, and at the same time permit the gate to be quickly detachedfrom the bolts or screws 24. I

The bar 25, which extends transversely of the'receptacle, is detachablyheld to the upright portions 15 and 15 of the supporting frame, and oneend of said frame, as 15, is provided with an opening 27 therethrough,the upper edge of which is beveled, as at 28, and is adapted to receivethe end 29 of the bar 25. This end 29 is somewhat smaller than the crosssectional area of the bar 25 and has a beveled portion, as 30, to engagethe beveled part 28 to hold the same in position, the said bar 25 havingshoulders 31 to extend on opposite sides of the opening 27 and serve toguide and hold one end of the bar. The other end of the bar is providedwith a part 32 somewhat smaller than the cross sectional area of the bar25 and has a beveled upper edge 33 which is adapted to engage thebeveled edge 34 of the recess 39 of the vertical part 15 The opening 39extends outward transversely of the supporting frame, as at 40, so thatthe end 29 of the bar may be slipped into the opening 27 and the freeend 32 of the bar then forced through the open part 40 in position toengage the surface 34 of the recess or slot 39.

As will be seen when the bar 25 is in the position shown in Fig. l, thescrews 24 on opposite sides of the center may be made to raise or lowerthe division gate 20, and by releasing the pressure of the screws 24,the bar 25 may be detached from the frame. By reason of the nature ofthe openings 22 in the gate, the heads 23 of the bolts or screw elements24 may be moved laterally to entirely disengage the bar from the gate,or by rotating the screw element 24 to move the same upward, the heads23 may be made to engage the overhanging portions 22 and will therebyraise the gate or permit the same to be entirely removed from the frame.The gate may have an entirely straight upper edge, or it may be cutaway, as at 41, at one end to move free of the water conductor orfaucets, the latter not being shown as they form no part of the presentinvention.

It will thus be seen that a very effective sealing means is providedbetween the gate and the frame; that said device including the gate andframe is a separate and inde pendent device from the receptacle and maybe made of various materials; that a simple connection is made betweenthe gate and frame whereby the same may be adjusted to release theparts, or to bring them into sealing contact; and that by constructingthe gate and the frame in the manner shown, the said frame and gate maybe readily cast and the gasket readily attached to the gate.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. A receptacle attachment comprising a frameconforming in shape to the cross sectional contour of the receptacle towhich it is to be attached, said frame formed with grooves on the innersurfaces of its vertical arms extending only a portion of the length ofsaid arms, a gate movable bodily vertically in said frame and providedwith a packing, said gate also formed with T-shaped openings at itsupper edge, a bar detachably supported by the frame and screws havingenlarged portions entering said T-shaped openings for positively forcingthe gate toward or from the frame.

2. A receptacle attachment comprising a frame conforming in shape to thecross sectional contour of the receptacle to which it is to be attached,said frame formed with grooves on the inner surfaces of its verticalarms extending only a portion of the length of said arms, the groove onone arm terminating in an opening through the arm at its upper end andthe groove on the other arm terminating in an opening and recess in saidarm, the upper walls of said openings being beveled, a gate providedwith a packing and movable bodily vertically in said frame, a barsupported by the frame and mounted in said openings, and means forpositively forcing the gate toward or from the frame.

3. A receptacle attachment comprising a frame conforming in shape to thecross sectional contour of the receptacle to which it is to be attached,said frame formed with grooves on the inner surfaces of its Verticalarms extending only a portion of the length of said arms, the groove onone arm terminating in an opening through the arm at its upper end andthe groove on the other arm terminating in an opening and recess in saidarm, the upper walls of said openings being beveled, a gate providedwith a packing and movable bodily vertically in said frame, a barsupported by the frame and mounted in said openings, and a plurality ofscrews extending through said bar on opposite sides of the centerthereof and contacting with the upper edge of said gate for positivelyforcing the gate toward or from the frame.

t. A receptacle attachment comprising a frame conforming in shape to thecross sectional contour of the receptacle to which it is to be attached,said frame formed with grooves on the inner surfaces of its verticalarms extending only a port-ion of the length of said arms, the groove onone arm terminating in an opening through the arm at its upper end andthe groove on the other arm terminating in an opening and recess in saidarm, the upper walls of said openings being beveled, a gate providedwith Tshaped openings and a packing and movable bodily vertically insaid frame, a bar supported by the frame and mounted in the openings inthe vertical arms and a plurality of screws extending through said barand having enlarged portions adapted to fit in said T-shaped openingsfor positively forcing the gate toward or from the frame.

This specification signed and witnessed this 5th day of January A. D.1910.

l/VILLIAM J. KIBBY.

Witnesses W. A. TOWNER, J12, J. A. E. CRIsWELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

